The Prima Donnas 7″

The Prima Donnas were new-new wave long before The Epoxies or any of that lot came along. In fact, I was lucky enough to scoop up this now-out-of-print 7-inch in 1998, ferchrissakes! The Prima Donnas were described gamely as “punk rock without guitars” but really, you don’t need such descriptions. It’s a two-song romp with “She Had Alien Written All Over Her” and “Break Your Fuckin’ Head” both scoring high marks for energy, enthusiasm and fun sing-along-harmonies in goofy brit accents.

 Originally released on Peek-a-Boo Records, this is now available as a download from emusic.com. I highly recommend searching for this single in any Texas record store, especially near Austin and San Antonio. The Prima Donnas later released both songs from the vinyl on the full-length Drugs, Sex & Discotheques, which is full of great moments including one hilarious chant at the end of Reagan’s Dead:

“Reagan died/but his clone survived/run and hide/mass suicide”

Buy this CD with extreme haste, especially if you have a love affair with cheap synth tones. I love this CD and am quite pleased to own the single. If memory serves, Peek-a-Boo was located in Austin, but the website now lists a California contact address. Regardless, I will always associate The Prima Donnas with Texas, as that’s where I got hooked on them—in that scortching, evil 100+ heat.